Today in the News: Ex Gov. Bob McDonnell indicted for corruption

News on former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell, a woman who was abused by a teacher, and a cool falcon cam.

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Posted Jan. 21, 2014 at 7:06 PM

Posted Jan. 21, 2014 at 7:06 PM

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Former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and his wife, Maureen, were indicted today on charges of corruption. The one-time potential presidential candidate was charged with accepting more than $135,000 in gifts from Jonnie Williams Sr. Last year McDonnell repaid $120,000 to Williams, but officials are moving forward with the charges. McDonnell recently left office.

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"I am 28 years old and have been waiting years to get up enough courage to report a teacher for sexually abusing me for years. When I finally got up enough courage to report her, I found out that the statute of limitations was up and she will never have to pay for the things that she did to me." - A woman who calls herself Jamie, in a caption on a YouTube recording. In the recording, she taped her former teacher, who admitted sexually abusing Jamie when she was 12. The female teacher resigned from her current teaching position after the video went public, and officials are looking into the case.

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